Gate



May 24, 1927. 1,630,204

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UNITED STATES JAMES MILLARD, OF STEUIBENVILLE, OHIO.

GATE.

Application filed June 22,

Theinvention relates to improvements in gates and has particular reference to what is commonly known as a farm gate.

The principal object of the invention is the provision of a gate having the vertical posts and the longitudinal bars pivotally secured to one another so as to permit adjustment of the outer end of the gate upwardly and parallelogrammatically, and to provide means to hold thegate in adjusted positions, said means comprising a pair of bars secured on the gate and pivotally engaging one of the horizontal bars and having ends extended above and belowthe gate joined by screw bolts or other adjusting members to clamp the bars in engagement with the horizontal bars when the gate is adjusted to hold thegate in the position to which it has been adjusted, the lower end of a pair of bars also serving when the gate is in its lowermost position to support the outer end of the gate and prevent it sagging.

The invention will be described in detail hereinafter and will be io'undillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view of the improved gate showing it in its lowermost position in full lines and in one of its adjust-ed positions in broken lines, and

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view on a plane indicated by the line 2--2 of Fig ure 1. i

In the drawings similar reference characters will be used to designate corresponding parts throughout both of the views.

The improved gate comprises end posts 1v and 2, horizontal bars 3 having their ends pivotally secured to the end posts 1 and 2 by means ofpivot pins or bolts 4 and intermediate of the end posts 1 and 2 is a vertical member 5 comprising a pair 01' bars one on each side of the horizontal bars 3 and pivotally engaging said horizontal bars by means of pivot pins or bolts 6. A olamping member is provided and designed to hold the gate in adjusted positionsand comprises another pair of bars designated 7 and pivotally engaging one of the horizontal bars 3 by means of a pivot pin or bolt 8, the bars 7 being elongated and having their ends extended above and below the gate as shown and 9 indicates boltsor other clamping members connecting the extended ends of the bars 7 and adapted to hold the bars in clamped position in engagement 1926. Serial No. 117,725.

with the horizontal bars 3 to hold the gate in adjusted position. Furthermore, the lower extension of the bars 7 serves to sup portthe gate when it is in its lowermost position to prevent sagging. r

The gate is adapted to be hinged to a hinge post 10 or other suitable support by engaging the end post 1, it being understood that any type of hinge may be employed. 11 indicates a latohpost, and 12 designates a sliding latch mounted between two of the horizontal bars 3 and adapted to ex tend through an opening in the end post 2 of the gate to engage the latch post.

gate may be adj listed in the position shown in broken lines to permit small stock such as hogs, sheep, and the like to go from field to field butwill not permit larger stock such as cattle and horses to pass through,

\Vhat is claimed is:-

It will be readily apparent that the mate- A gate, comprising end posts, longitudinal bars pivotally engaging said end posts, pair of bars pivot-ally engaging said longiby pivots extending theretl'n'oughand through each of said pair-of barspanother air of bars arranged on-the two sides of. said longitudinal bars and pivotally secured to one of said longitudinalbars, said pair of bars extended above and below the gate, boltssecured to the extended ends of said pair otbars and adapted to clamp said bars in frictional engagement with the longitudinal bars, the gate being adapted to be adjusted parallelogrammatically to avoid obstructions thereunder and to be held in adjusted positions by clamping said pair of barsin engagement with the longitudinal .bars, and the extended ends of said last tudinal bars intermediate of the end posts mentioned pair of bars, below the gate,

position.

In testimony whereof IafllX my signature.

JAMES MILLARD;

forming a support for the gate in its lowest 

